Running with my Nike+
Back in 2005, my new year's resolution was to take up running. Today, I finally got around to it.
I got Nike+ Air Max shoes and sensor kit, iPod nano, shirt, shorts and socks, and I felt pretty good until I got home and tried them on.
I'd never seen a spiky red-headed fag in Nike sportsgear before. I felt like a walking oxymoron. I guess that's why the JJB Sports staff were laughing at me. Cunts.
But hey, I setup my Nike+ account, plugged myself in for a basic workout, and went for it. I started with a walk to warm up, but the music was distracting so I pulled my headphones out and stuffed them down my shirt.
Unfortunately, when I eventually found the confidence to pick up speed, it lasted only a couple of minutes until my legs gave up. So I was back to walking until they woke up some more for a quick jog... then back to walking. And again, and again. About 20 minutes in, I sat down. I hadn't been so embarrassed since the wankers at JJB Sports pissed me off.
Walking isn't a problem for me. A couple of weeks ago I walked and camped on Dartmoor and it felt incredible, but as soon as I hit anything like a run, I lose my endurance.
But anyway, the run-walk thing was repeated until I got home, about an hour after I left. That's an hour more than I usually move on a weekend, and I felt pretty good. I grabbed some orange juice and went back up to my bedroom to sync up the nano and get my stats.
My first worry was the large patch of blood soaked into the back of the left shoe, where it had rubbed through my heel. Note to self: TCP stings like holy fuckery.
My second worry was when I pushed "menu" on the nano to end the workout, I heard a little voice say "resuming workout". Uhhhh...?
Then I saw the stats, which told me I'd just run a little over a mile in 23 minutes. But I knew I'd been out closer to an hour, and Google Earth tells me the the route is a little over 2 miles. Uhhhh...?
THE REALISATION! When I took that break about 20 minutes in, the sensor noticed and paused the workout. But because I took the headphones out, I didn't hear the prompt. OH MAN!
THE UPSHOT! My Nike+ records make me look like a bigger pussy than I actually am. Next week, I gotta kick some ass.
LESSONS LEARNED!
1. Don't use that fucking nano armband again. You look ridiculous. Get some kind of clip and stick it on your shirt where you can see the screen.
2. Keep an eye on those stats, and make sure you resume the workout after taking a break.
3. Get thicker running socks. And a water bottle.
4. Piss on JJB Sports.
I got Nike+ Air Max shoes and sensor kit, iPod nano, shirt, shorts and socks, and I felt pretty good until I got home and tried them on.
I'd never seen a spiky red-headed fag in Nike sportsgear before. I felt like a walking oxymoron. I guess that's why the JJB Sports staff were laughing at me. Cunts.
But hey, I setup my Nike+ account, plugged myself in for a basic workout, and went for it. I started with a walk to warm up, but the music was distracting so I pulled my headphones out and stuffed them down my shirt.
Unfortunately, when I eventually found the confidence to pick up speed, it lasted only a couple of minutes until my legs gave up. So I was back to walking until they woke up some more for a quick jog... then back to walking. And again, and again. About 20 minutes in, I sat down. I hadn't been so embarrassed since the wankers at JJB Sports pissed me off.
Walking isn't a problem for me. A couple of weeks ago I walked and camped on Dartmoor and it felt incredible, but as soon as I hit anything like a run, I lose my endurance.
But anyway, the run-walk thing was repeated until I got home, about an hour after I left. That's an hour more than I usually move on a weekend, and I felt pretty good. I grabbed some orange juice and went back up to my bedroom to sync up the nano and get my stats.
My first worry was the large patch of blood soaked into the back of the left shoe, where it had rubbed through my heel. Note to self: TCP stings like holy fuckery.
My second worry was when I pushed "menu" on the nano to end the workout, I heard a little voice say "resuming workout". Uhhhh...?
Then I saw the stats, which told me I'd just run a little over a mile in 23 minutes. But I knew I'd been out closer to an hour, and Google Earth tells me the the route is a little over 2 miles. Uhhhh...?
THE REALISATION! When I took that break about 20 minutes in, the sensor noticed and paused the workout. But because I took the headphones out, I didn't hear the prompt. OH MAN!
THE UPSHOT! My Nike+ records make me look like a bigger pussy than I actually am. Next week, I gotta kick some ass.
LESSONS LEARNED!
1. Don't use that fucking nano armband again. You look ridiculous. Get some kind of clip and stick it on your shirt where you can see the screen.
2. Keep an eye on those stats, and make sure you resume the workout after taking a break.
3. Get thicker running socks. And a water bottle.
4. Piss on JJB Sports.
Labels: jjb sports, nike+, review, running
